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Point of Care Ultrasound Issues for Advanced Practice Providers and Nursing Programs

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POC US is being adopted by Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) and Nurses. As part of teams that will increasingly use ultrasound, APPs and nurses will need to gain education, training, and supervision. Issues regarding the use of POC US by APPs and nurses are addressed.

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  1. Department of Emergency Medicine, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX, USA

    Eric J. Chin MD, FACEP & Shane M. Summers MD, FACEP

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    Vivek S. Tayal

  2. Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Francis Hospital, Columbus Georgia, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, South Carolina, USA

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    Troy R Foster

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Chin, E.J., Summers, S.M. (2018). Point of Care Ultrasound Issues for Advanced Practice Providers and Nursing Programs. In: Tayal, V., Blaivas, M., Foster, T. (eds) Ultrasound Program Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63143-1_10

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